Finger-nail buffer



H. E. DAVIS.

FINGER NAIL BUFFER. APPLICATION man APR. 10, 1920.

1&16519 Patented. May 16, 1922.

HENRY E. DAVIS, 01? BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AS3IGNOR TO (3. J, BATES doCHESTER, CONNECTICUT, A FIRM COMPOSED 0F CARLTON J. BATES AND TON O.BATES.

SON, OF HAIKEIL- FINGER-NAIL BUFFER.

Specification of Letters Patent. pgi tgntgd Miay 1Q, 1922 Applicationfiled April 10, 1920. Serial No. 372,979.

T 0 all whom it may con cern Be it known that I, HENRY E. DAVIS, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Boston, in 'the countyof Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Finger-Nail Bufi'ers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in finger nail buffers, and has forits object to provide a device of this character which is simple anddurable in construction, at tractive in appearance, reliable inoperation and easy and inexpensive to manufacture, which may be readilyand easily assem bled and disassembled to renew or tighten the buflingor covering material and which is adapted in assembly to efficientlygrip the covering material and retain it taut and in roper position onthe bufling surface.

ther objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the frame of the bufier;

Figure 2 is a similar view of the combined cover and clamp inverted;

Figure 3 is a detail view of the handle and screw;

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the filler block; and

Figure 5 is a view in longitudinal vertical section of the buffer inassembly.

Referring to the drawings wherein for the sake of illustration is shownthe preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designatesgenerally a frame, preferably of metal, and which includes a base 6 andan upstanding marginal flange 7. A band 8 of metal is arranged withinthe frame against the marginal flange and is coextensive therewithwhereby said band and said marginal flange presents steps. The band 8also functions as a reinforcing element for the frame.

Buffing fabric or covering 10 is arranged to extend around the entireexterior of the frame and underlies the bottom and extends around themarginal flange and over the stantial distance within the interior ofthe frame overlying the steps presented by the band and flange and alsooverlying the bot tom of the frame for a substantial distance as clearlyshown in Figures 5.

A combined cover and clamp designated generally at 12 and preferablyconstructed of wood is provided. It includes a body portion 13 adaptedto fit within the frame so that the marginal edge of its under-surfacerests or seats upon the band 8. The body portion is of such thickness asto extend for a distance above the top of the upstanding flange 7 andthe peripheral edge thereof above this top is provided with a laterallyextending flange let which overlies the top of the upstanding flange 7.The peripheral face of the laterally extending flange 14 is coincidentwith the peripheral face of the upstanding flange 7. It is obvious thatwhen the bufling fabric is assembled as shown in Figure 5 that both themarginal edge of the body portion 13 and the flange 14 engage and coactwith the steps presented by the band. 8 and upstanding flange 7respectively to retain it in proper position. The body portion 13 is sofitted within the frame as to frictionally engage the buffing fabricbetween its peripheral face and the inner parallel face of theupstanding flange and thus tauten the fabric during the assembly.

A filler block 15 of wood or other suitable material is preferablyarranged within the frame and is disposed between the bottom thereof andthe bottom portion 13 of the combined top and clamp. hen the fillerblock is employed it also engages the buliing fabric as shown in l igure5 and it is so iitted within the band 8 as to frictionally engage thebufling fabric.

The bottom 6 of the frame, the filler block 15 and the body portion 13of the combined top and clamp are provided with centrally disposed andalined threaded openings designated at 6*, 15 and 13, respectively. Amachine screw 16 is engaged with the walls of these threaded openingsand carries at its upper end a head 17 formed to constitute a handle andhaving its under face 1'7 flat and adapted to abut the top of the bodyportion 13 whereby when said handle is turned and the screw is engagedwith the threaded openings, the screw will be effective to draw the topand clamp against the frame and compress the filler block so as tocomplete the assembly and tighten and re tain the bufiing fabric asdescribed.

In practice, it will be seen that whenever the buffing surface of thebuffing fabric has been stretched or loosened in any manner it may bereadily tautened by unscrewing the handle and the machine screw which itcarries, taking off the combined top andclamp and taking out the fillerblock and then repositioning the fabric, and replacing the filler block,the combined top and clamp and the machine screw so as to draw or,tauten the fabric and effectively retain it in position when the screwis turned home. In, a, similar manner the buffing fabric may be replacedby a new buffing fabric whenever desired.

I claim:

1.. In a device of the character described, a metal frame comprising abase and an upstanding marginal flange, a band arranged within saidframe against said marginal flange and co-extensive therewith wherebysaid flange and said band present, steps, buffing fabric surrounding theframe and overlying the steps thereof, a combined cover andclampincluding a body portion receivable in said frame and having itsmarginal edge adapted to engage the buffer cloth overlying the band andhaving a laterally extending flange engageable with the buffer clothoverlying the top ofthe up-. standing flange, a filler block arranged between the base and the body portion, said base, said body portion andsaidfiller block having alined openings, a machine screw havingthreadedengagement with the walls of said openings and a. handle for 0;1erating said machine screw and manipulating said device.

2. In a device of the character described, a metal frame comprising abase and an upstanding marginal flange, a band: arranged within saidframe against said marginal flange and co-extensive therewith wherebysaid flange and said band present steps, buffing fabric surrounding theframe and overlying the steps thereof, a combined cover and clamp.including a body portion receivable in said frame and having itsmarginal edge adapted to. engage the buffer cloth overlying the band andhaving a laterally extending flange engageable with the buffer cloth.overlying the top, of the; upstanding flange, said base and; combinedcover and clamp having alined openings, a

machine screw having threaded;engagement with the walls ofsaid'openings, and handle for operating said machine screw andmanipulating said. device.

3. Ina device of the character described,

a frame, a, band in said frame, said frame and said band presenting,steps, buiiing fab: ric surrounding the frame and overlying the stepsthereof, a combined cover and; clamp receivable in. said frame andcompressing the fabric against the steps, a machine screw operativelyengaged with the frame and with the combined cover and, clamp and a headcarried by the machine screw, and engageablc with the combined cover andclam p; and formed to constitute a, handle,

LA manicure, buffer, comprising a shell, a sheet, of buffing materialfolded around saidshell and having its edges tucked into the shell,combined with a back, provided with, a block adapted to enter said shelland hold the bnffing-sheet in place,

HENRY E.v Davis.

